1. Tatar will get a Gordie Howe Hat Trick this season.
2. Franzen will play 82 games this season.
3. We will make a huge splash at the trade deadline by aquiring a top line forward and a top line defenseman.

Maybe TO can do the same...
Actually, I'm not sold on Phaneuf. If it were has Calgary days, absolutely, but now... seems less effective in TO. Maybe it's the coaching or the 'C' but he isn't what he once was.

This is a piece from the MLive article detailing the Wings salary cap for next season:
I think it is safe to say that Gustavsson is not going to be re-signed. I think Cleary is a longshot as well, and unfortunately Cole probably will sit the entire season out of the NHL.
Zidlicky is a good question. He great in the first games he played with the Wings, but slowed and became a non-factor against TB. I think he may get a good offer from the Wings, but looking at the upcoming UFAs he will probably sign with a more desperate team with more money to spend. Smith will likely get a good offer, although I think we could do better with other options.
Nyq is almost an untouchable. Jurco, Andersson, and Ferraro could be used as trade bait, but would each demand something more than an aged vet and picks. Pulk is a future PP specialist and the possibility of him getting passed up is insane to me.
The biggest question mark IMO is Weiss. He has a big contract and small numbers. Is there a team that would bite the bullet and take a chance on him via a trade (assuming he lets it happen)? I think it would have to be a contender who maybe wanted one more piece to make the playoffs or advance past their early exit (LA, BOS, NYI, SJ) and have assets to send to us (D-men and/or secondary skill scoring).
Anyways, what is your opinion on what will/should happen (besides Babcock being the main story and priority signing).

Even better reason to just let it fall in / let it stay in play. The point is, why lift your hand to grab it at all? It's not like he's at a Tigers game and is going to keep it. Why try to grab it at all? It is mindbendingly complex as to what must have gone through his head to make him reach out and grab it.
Dumb. Just dumb. He should be sitting tonight even if it wasn't a throw away game.

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